Al Jazeera Calls Al Gore Lawsuit 'Ordinary Commercial Dispute'

Al Jazeera America said it rejects the claims of Al Gore and Joel Hyatt, the co-founders of Current TV who have sued the Qatar-backed broadcaster for withholding money from their channel's sale to Al Jazeera.

"The lawsuit and statement simultaneously issued by Al Gore's celebrity trial lawyer were designed to grab headlines with misleading accusations like 'fraud' and 'price discount,' " Al Jazeera said in a release on...